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  • #631
    Originally posted by sfernando34 View Post
    I finally made it to Washington Dulles, my first time there since early March! It was great to click a few shots of some heavies during the afternoon rush hour of flights from Europe and the Middle East.

    Saudi Boeing 777-200ER parked with a South African Airbus A340-300, which reaches IAD from Johannesburg via Dakar, Senegal
    Nice shots! I am curious to know what time does this SA land and take off in IAD! Because SA send two daily flights to LHR from JNB as both SA flights land at LHR in the early morning 06:25/06:55 then they take off from LHR to JNB around 19:00/21:00 when aircraft spends around 13 hours in ground at LHR . It's a matter of red-eye flight. Wiki mentions, From a marketing standpoint, the red-eye flights allow business travelers an opportunity to migrate eastward without having an impact on a full business day.

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    • #632
      Plane Spotting in London Heathrow International Airport - 05-June-2013















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      • #633
        Originally posted by Banuthev View Post
        Nice shots! I am curious to know what time does this SA land and take off in IAD! Because SA send two daily flights to LHR from JNB as both SA flights land at LHR in the early morning 06:25/06:55 then they take off from LHR to JNB around 19:00/21:00 when aircraft spends around 13 hours in ground at LHR . It's a matter of red-eye flight. Wiki mentions, From a marketing standpoint, the red-eye flights allow business travelers an opportunity to migrate eastward without having an impact on a full business day.
        Interesting! SAA does similar here at IAD. It arrives every morning shortly before 06:00. It then proceeds to sit at its gate until 17:55 when it departs back to JNB via DKR. I would think that South African must spend quite a bit on gate fees, as their aircraft sit idle at these airports throughout entire days. It's good for us spotters, as the South African A340s are the plane that you are gaurenteed to get a shot of if you visit IAD during daylight hours!

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        • #634
          Originally posted by Banuthev View Post
          Plane Spotting in London Heathrow International Airport - 05-June-2013
          Awesome set of pics Banu Thev. Concord stored??? Also Arik A345 is only on LHR route?
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          • #635
            Originally posted by umedhah View Post
            Awesome set of pics Banu Thev. Concord stored??? Also Arik A345 is only on LHR route?
            Concorde for decoration between taxiways at Heathrow. And the Arik Air A345 is used on both their London and New York JFK routes as far as I know. I don't think they would usw it for any routes just inside Africa.

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            • #636
              Originally posted by Banuthev View Post
              Plane Spotting in London Heathrow International Airport - 05-June-2013
              These are beautiful shots! Nice catch of the 100th A380 as well as the American 777-300ER. Although I miss American's old metal livery, I am starting to get used to this new one, especially on the 777-300ER!

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              • #637
                Originally posted by sfernando34 View Post
                Concorde for decoration between taxiways at Heathrow. And the Arik Air A345 is used on both their London and New York JFK routes as far as I know. I don't think they would usw it for any routes just inside Africa.
                that snap of Arik maybe it is going off-lease .. I am not sure but heard they are dumping their leased aircraft .. or planning to do so

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                • #638
                  Originally posted by Banuthev View Post
                  Plane Spotting in London Heathrow International Airport - 05-June-2013
                  Hi

                  What is the Lenses?

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                  • #639
                    Originally posted by ecureilx View Post
                    that snap of Arik maybe it is going off-lease .. I am not sure but heard they are dumping their leased aircraft .. or planning to do so
                    I think Arik is dry-leasing a couple of ex-Aer lingus A332s to replace their two A345s.

                    This is a picture of one of the A332s which is due to delivered to Lagos soon.



                    (pic source : malcolm nason from Shannon)

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                    • #640
                      Originally posted by Azamh View Post
                      Hi

                      What is the Lenses?
                      Hi Azamh, My Camera Lenses 55mm to 300mm.

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                      • #641
                        Originally posted by sfernando34 View Post
                        Interesting! SAA does similar here at IAD. It arrives every morning shortly before 06:00. It then proceeds to sit at its gate until 17:55 when it departs back to JNB via DKR. I would think that South African must spend quite a bit on gate fees, as their aircraft sit idle at these airports throughout entire days. It's good for us spotters, as the South African A340s are the plane that you are gaurenteed to get a shot of if you visit IAD during daylight hours!
                        Don't they tow the South African A340 and park it in ramp before it departs back to JNB.

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                        • #642
                          Originally posted by Banuthev View Post
                          Don't they tow the South African A340 and park it in ramp before it departs back to JNB.
                          For some strange reason they never do. Not really sure why. But for the entire day, the South African A340 is always sitting at that gate. I would think that they pay a high gate fee for that! While Dulles is not a hugely busy airport compared to JFK, O'hare or Atlanta-Hartsfield, there is a fair amount of international traffic in the afternoon to that terminal. There must be some reason why they don't move it.

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                          • #643
                            HKG - Spoting -6-/12

























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                            • #644
                              Thanks Azamh for sharing the amazing pictures from HKG!

                              It looks like a massive expansion work going on at present for HKG's third runway and additional terminals! I am curious to know more about it.

                              Video about HKG Masterplan 2030. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qylm5kptZ5c

                              Hi ecureilx, Any Updates about expansion of SIN ?

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                              • #645
                                SIN? Well, while work on T4 has started, realising the limitation of two runways, there are plans to merge Runway 3, currently an AF Runway, is being mooted as the third runway .. and that it has more than enough spatial seperation is a selling point

                                From Wiki
                                02L/20R 4,000 13,123 Asphalt
                                02C/20C 4,000 13,123 Asphalt (original 02R/20L)
                                02R/20L 2,750 9,022 Asphalt -> Current Changi Air Base East

                                http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changi_Air_Base_%28East%29 and same link says "In the future, the runway will be extended for the expansion of Singapore Changi Airport"

                                You never know when the Air Base will become part of SIN and a new runway will be coming up some where, in reclaimed Land

                                Trivia: for those who don't know, Since Independence, Singapore has grown by 10% by reclamation .. and the land where Changi is, where Marina Bay Sands / Garden by the bay, Cruise Center etc. etc. is, Jurong Island is, and Tuas South is, all are reclaimed, and didn't exist pre-1960s

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